Parkdale High

Parkdale High operates as a sprawling secondary school in Riverdale, Maryland, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 2,588 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 118% larger than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 1,185 students.

Across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students total), Parkdale High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Parkdale High logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%; the rest reads as 23% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Parkdale High logs 153 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. Roughly 97% of students at Parkdale High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

After controlling for student poverty, Parkdale High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.0%; this one delivers 23.2%.

Across the wider county, Prince George's County reports that median household income runs about $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Parkdale High is one.

The closest other public school is William Wirt Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Parkdale High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parkdale High at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Parkdale High's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 2,402 (now 2,588). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 56% to 69% over that span.

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